--- product_id: 18206995 title: "An Introduction to the Sun and Stars" price: "€ 175.75" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/18206995-an-introduction-to-the-sun-and-stars store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # An Introduction to the Sun and Stars **Price:** € 175.75 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** An Introduction to the Sun and Stars - **How much does it cost?** € 175.75 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/18206995-an-introduction-to-the-sun-and-stars) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buy An Introduction to the Sun and Stars on desertcart.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders Review: Astrophysics without calculus - Are you an amateur astronomer with a scientific or technical background or bent? Would you like to study a college-level introductory astronomy text just for the fun of it? Do you wish for an approach that's not just qualitative, like the majority of American texts, which employ minimal mathematics and mostly confine their more quantitative treatments of subjects as elaborations in a box or sidebar? Do you want a book that fearlessly dives into quantitative analysis of the physics of astronomy – astrophysics – within the main text? Are you a college instructor looking for such a text? If so, and your ambitions extend into differential and integral calculus, then look for a book with "astrophysics" in its title. If you're looking for the middle road, I'd say this is the book for you. To me, it looks like astrophysics without calculus. It's lushly graphical, like all contemporary introductory texts for non-physics majors, and comprehensibly written with the neophyte in mind. But it has considerable depth and a wealth of detail, and looks to me to be a suitable text for a first course in astronomy/astrophysics pitched at those who will go on to take a major or a minor in the subject. Or for an amateur astronomer who'd take such a course if they were back at school. Parenthetically, the spiral binding is a real plus. It’s hard as the devil to get a conventionally bound textbook to lie flat on the table in front of you, or to hold in your lap, but this style is manageable in any situation. Review: Great Textbook for Astronomy Fans! - I love astronomy, and this textbook is a great addition to my collection of books about the cosmos. Not too technical, but definitely for someone past elementary school. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,131,620 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #542 in Astronomy & Astrophysics #1,273 in Cosmology (Books) #1,959 in Astrophysics & Space Science (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (28) | | Dimensions | 8 x 1 x 10.25 inches | | Edition | 2nd | | ISBN-10 | 1107492637 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1107492639 | | Item Weight | 2.4 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 380 pages | | Publication date | February 19, 2015 | | Publisher | Cambridge - Open University | ## Images ![An Introduction to the Sun and Stars - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81DNZvNzBKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Astrophysics without calculus *by H***. on September 23, 2018* Are you an amateur astronomer with a scientific or technical background or bent? Would you like to study a college-level introductory astronomy text just for the fun of it? Do you wish for an approach that's not just qualitative, like the majority of American texts, which employ minimal mathematics and mostly confine their more quantitative treatments of subjects as elaborations in a box or sidebar? Do you want a book that fearlessly dives into quantitative analysis of the physics of astronomy – astrophysics – within the main text? Are you a college instructor looking for such a text? If so, and your ambitions extend into differential and integral calculus, then look for a book with "astrophysics" in its title. If you're looking for the middle road, I'd say this is the book for you. To me, it looks like astrophysics without calculus. It's lushly graphical, like all contemporary introductory texts for non-physics majors, and comprehensibly written with the neophyte in mind. But it has considerable depth and a wealth of detail, and looks to me to be a suitable text for a first course in astronomy/astrophysics pitched at those who will go on to take a major or a minor in the subject. Or for an amateur astronomer who'd take such a course if they were back at school. Parenthetically, the spiral binding is a real plus. It’s hard as the devil to get a conventionally bound textbook to lie flat on the table in front of you, or to hold in your lap, but this style is manageable in any situation. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Textbook for Astronomy Fans! *by J***Y on September 4, 2019* I love astronomy, and this textbook is a great addition to my collection of books about the cosmos. Not too technical, but definitely for someone past elementary school. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I LOVE THIS BOOK! *by B***A on July 12, 2022* I love this book! As advertised on the back cover, this textbook deals with the basic properties of stars. It was exciting for me to work my way thru the book's discussion of topics such as determining star brightness, mass size, distance, distributions in space, how stars change, life-cycles, stellar energy, and various types of stars. The book begins with a study of our sun, then extends to a study of stars in general. Chapter Titles include: CH 1- Seeing the Sun CH 2- The Working Sun CH 3- Measuring Stars CH 4- Comparing Stars CH 5- Star Formation CH 6- Main Sequence Life of Stars CH 7- Stars Beyond The Main Sequence CH 8- The Death of Stars CH 9- Star Remnants One thing I especially enjoyed were the numerous student exercises (over 100!) with complete answers and solutions available at the back of the book- something very important if doing a self-study. The book avoids complex mathematics and does not show detailed derivations but does assume an understanding of basic non-calculus mathematics an undergraduate college student majoring in physics would have. In summary, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Astronomy and Astrophysics. I also highly recommend a similar type companion book "AN INTRODUCTION TO GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY" (Jones, Lambourne, Serjeant) which follows the same format. ## Frequently Bought Together - An Introduction to the Sun and Stars - An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/18206995-an-introduction-to-the-sun-and-stars](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/18206995-an-introduction-to-the-sun-and-stars) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*